Thom Tillis

Politician

107 Quotes

Their failures, both Obama's and Kay Hagan's, are obvious.

I want to create an economy where minimum wage is a very brief stepping stone to higher-paying jobs so people can realize their dreams.

I think that you find out what your boss wants you to do, and you do more. To me, that's work ethic. Because, if you demonstrate that your capabilities extend past your current job, they'll probably give you a better job.

Republicans should remember that when Trump campaigned, he wasn't holding up a conservative manifesto at every rally.

I want to go to Washington and clean up Kay Hagan's mess.

I believe that what we should do first and foremost is seal the border. The Republicans and Democrats have both failed on this issue for decades. And one of the reasons why is I don't think we have stabilized the problem by taking credible steps to seal the border. Then let's discuss what we do with the population who is illegally present.

I've always had the kinds of careers that have a tendency to go home with you.

What we have to do is find a way to divide and conquer the people who are on assistance.

You can't put a gun in the hands of someone who represents a danger to themselves or society.

You have to make some hard decisions when you're speaker.

A focus on regulatory overreach, things that the benefit doesn't outweigh the cost, is probably the single greatest opportunity we have for having a positive impact on job creation.

What I want to do is create jobs that make the minimum wage irrelevant.

What we need to do is be the party of results.

I've been anything but an establishment kind of guy.

If we don't do a better job of getting illegal worker immigration policies in place, it's going to be a significant impediment to a number of industries.

I'll be reaching across the aisle to find opportunities to work with Democrats on the issues that desperately need to be addressed.

We need a Congress that understands the sanctity of life, the sanctity of traditional values, the sanctity of traditional marriage.

The main opposition to Judge Gorsuch's confirmation comes from a handful of Democratic Senators who are using the playbook of far-left special interest groups, the same groups that routinely attack anyone who doesn't actively promote their agenda.

Democrats misinterpreted the mandate for change in 2008 as an ideological mandate to move the country sharply to the left. They rammed through policies like ObamaCare and Dodd-Frank with little, if any, bipartisan support.

Fulfilling your promises is the easiest way to get elected, and breaking your promises is the easiest way to get fired.

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